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2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Parasite Bong Joon Ho](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/parasite-bong-joon-ho-image.jpg)
Parasite
Bong Joon Ho
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Roma Alfonso Cuarón](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/roma-image.jpg)
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![A Fantastic Woman Sebastián Lelio](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-fantastic-woman-sebastian-lelio-image.jpg)
A Fantastic Woman
Sebastián Lelio
2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Toni Erdmann Maren Ade](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/toni-erdmann-maren-ade-image.jpg)
Toni Erdmann
Maren Ade
2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Son of Saul László Nemes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/son-of-saul-laszlo-nemes-image.jpg)
Son of Saul
László Nemes
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Ida Pawel Pawlikowski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ida-pawel-pawlikowski-image.jpg)
Ida
Pawel Pawlikowski
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Blue Is the Warmest Color Abdellatif Kechiche](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/blue-is-the-warmest-color-image.jpg)
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Abdellatif Kechiche
2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Amour Michael Haneke](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amour-michael-haneke-image.jpg)
Amour
Michael Haneke
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![A Separation Asghar Farhadi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-separation-image.jpg)
A Separation
Asghar Farhadi
2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The King's Speech Tom Hooper](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-kings-speech-tom-hooper-image.jpg)
The King’s Speech
Tom Hooper
2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![An Education Lone Scherfig](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/an-education-lone-scherfig-image.jpg)
An Education
Lone Scherfig
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Class Laurent Cantet](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-class-laurent-cantet-image.jpg)
The Class
Laurent Cantet
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Once John Carney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/once-john-carney-image.jpg)
Once
John Carney
2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-lives-of-others-florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck-image.jpg)
The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Paradise Now Hany Abu-Assad](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/paradise-now-hany-abu-assad-image.jpg)
Paradise Now
Hany Abu-Assad
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Sea Inside Alejandro Amenábar](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-sea-inside-image.jpg)
The Sea Inside
Alejandro Amenábar
2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Whale Rider Niki Caro](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/whale-rider-niki-caro-image.jpg)
Whale Rider
Niki Caro
2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/all-about-my-mother-pedro-almodovar-image.jpg)
Y tu mamá también
Alfonso Cuarón
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amelie-jean-pierre-jeunet-image.jpg)
Amélie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2001 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dancer-in-the-dark-lars-von-trier-image.jpg)
Dancer in the Dark
Lars von Trier
2000 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Run Lola Run Tom Tykwer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/run-lola-run-tom-tykwer-image.jpg)
Run Lola Run
Tom Tykwer
1999 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Celebration Thomas Vinterberg](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-celebration-thomas-vinterberg-image.jpg)
The Celebration
Thomas Vinterberg
1998 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-sweet-hereafter-image.jpg)
The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/secrets-and-lies-mike-leigh-image.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/before-the-rain-milcho-manchevski-image.jpg)
Before the Rain
Milcho Manchevski
1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Three Colors: Red Krzysztof Kieslowski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/three-colors-red-krzysztof-kieslowski-image.jpg)
Three Colors: Red
Krzysztof Kieslowski
1994 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Piano Jane Campion](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-piano-jane-campion-image.jpg)
The Piano
Jane Campion
1993 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![The Crying Game Neil Jordan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-crying-game-neil-jordan-image.jpg)
The Crying Game
Neil Jordan
1992 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![An Angel at My Table Jane Campion](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/an-angel-at-my-table-jane-campion-image.jpg)
An Angel at My Table
Jane Campion
1991 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Sweetie Jane Campion](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sweetie-jane-campion-image.jpg)
Sweetie
Jane Campion
1990 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![My Left Foot Jim Sheridan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-left-foot-jim-sheridan-image.jpg)
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan
1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![Wings of Desire Wim Wenders](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wings-of-desire-wim-wenders-image.jpg)
Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders
1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best International Film
![My Life as a Dog Lasse Hallström](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-life-as-a-dog-lasse-hallstrom-image.jpg)